Parallel
Web search and research APIs built for AI agents.
Search, extract and deep-research APIs that run on Parallel’s own web index and return ranked, token-efficient excerpts for agents rather than links for people. Usage-based, with free starting credits.
- Vendor
- Parallel Web Systems
- Category
- Search & web data APIs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- API, MCP
- Launched
- 2025
- Website
- parallel.ai
Features
- Search API
- Extract API
- Deep research tasks
Best for
- Research
- Agents
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